Z170 tech specs

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   There should be no problems with clearance on either board unless you are using some kind of aftermarket GPU cooler and backplate that protrudes more than commercial models like the Arctic Accelero Xtreme series which sticks out about a whole slot or more on the backplate and even then it should still fit.
The Extreme 7+ only says "high density glass fabric PCB" there is no mention of how many layers. That said the Extreme series have always been very solid and not subject to much flex so I wouldn't worry about it.

The system you mentioned should be fine for the applications you plan to use. Advanced rendering can be made faster with more threads (i7 or Xeon with hyperthreading) but general work and mesh manipulation will not see any real advantage from the extra cores. I do most of my own 3ds Max work on a pentium G3258 and never feel like the CPU is holding me back. The 6600k should serve you well.

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Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 34368	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Oct 2015 at 1:57pm
	There should be no problems with clearance on either board unless you are using some kind of aftermarket GPU cooler and backplate that protrudes more than commercial models like the Arctic Accelero Xtreme series which sticks out about a whole slot or more on the backplate and even then it should still fit. The Extreme 7+ only says "high density glass fabric PCB" there is no mention of how many layers. That said the Extreme series have always been very solid and not subject to much flex so I wouldn't worry about it. The system you mentioned should be fine for the applications you plan to use. Advanced rendering can be made faster with more threads (i7 or Xeon with hyperthreading) but general work and mesh manipulation will not see any real advantage from the extra cores. I do most of my own 3ds Max work on a pentium G3258 and never feel like the CPU is holding me back. The 6600k should serve you well.

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	Hi! I'd like to buy one of Z170 boards: oc formula or extreme7+, but I have couple of questions. 1.Is in ASR Z170 oc formula on first pci-e x16 slot space for gpu with backplate (for example msi geforce gtx 970 which I have)? How many milimeters are between pci-e slot and I/O shield or RAM slots? 2. Is ASR Z170 extreme7+ also made with 8-layer PCB? I will use MatLab, 3D programs like Catia and ofc gaming in spare time. I have water blocks for CPU and GPU and I like to OC (6600k). What are your opinions about these two?